Indiana Public Radio is presenting an original radio play “A Christmas Truce” written by playwriting professor Tom Horan at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at Sursa Performance Hall. Horan’s drama tells the story of a World War I ceasefire on Christmas Day.

Ball State, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Indiana Department of Education are partnering to sponsor a high school student entrepreneurship pitch competition in 2018. The prize package is worth over $100,000.

Beginning Sept. 28, patrons at the David Owsley Museum of Art can discover a selection of works of internationally renowned artists whose explorations on the topic include installations, code art (artwork generated by computer programming), augmented and virtual reality and human-computer interaction.

The musical comedy “Damn Yankees” opens at Ball State at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at University Theatre. Additional performances can be seen at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Sept. 26-30 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 1.

The gift by the Muncie-based foundation brings the Mearns/Proud Family Endowed Scholarship Fund to about $430,000. The scholarship was announced during Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns’ installation on Sept. 8.

Activist, academic and author Angela Davis visits Ball State on Sept. 22. Her presentation is part of the university’s annual lineup of speakers, which also includes young activists Julissa Arce and Alex Sheen and historian Abby Smith Rumsey.

During his formal installation as Ball State’s 17th president, Geoffrey S. Mearns announced that he and his wife, Jennifer, are funding scholarships to assist local high school students with their dreams of attending college.

Five-time Emmy-nominated actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson will visit Ball State University this fall as a visiting guest artist. Ferguson, who portrays the character of Mitchell Pritchett on ABC’s award-winning sitcom “Modern Family,” will visit campus Dec. 1-3.

A new exhibition showcasing solo work from artist Stacey Lee Webber is open at Ball State University’s Atrium Gallery through Sept. 20. Webber’s exhibition, titled “Objectified,” uses a combination of objects, jewelry and sculpture to celebrate the blue-collar work ethic of American families.